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I used to volunteer there at the bridge. Photos and maps don’t reveal how formidable that hill on the west side is. Many people said to me when they saw it for the first time, “Now I get it.”
Amazing video. Videos like this bring this history into life, to think I’ve only heard of this bridge through books and documentaries now for the first time I can see the actual bridge and surrounding areas. Awesome. So grateful for this video.
Great video and really gives the viewer a better look into just how daunting of a task the Union soldiers had taking that bridge and eventually the high ground overlooking at it. The Confederates definitely had the advantage. Really enjoying the content
Nothing better than seeing the battlefield for yourself and how the terrain really plays a part in the tactics. Definitely a daunting task advancing in the shadows of those heights under fire.
The stone in the bridge was quarried out of that large hill so the confederate not only had the heights, they had pits to fire from in those heights. The pits are overgrown but still there.
This bridge and many more like it up and down over Antietam Creek were built in the early 1800s for farmers to get their crops to the National Road for shipment elsewhere. Many of the other bridges, like the Upper Bridge, are still standing and still handle traffic. You can drive over the Upper Bridge today.
Look at that sharp curve in the creek south of the bridge at 9:50. Union forces crossed near that and were coming up behind the confederate forces at the bridge. Being low on ammo and being flanked on the side and in their rear, the confederates pulled back.
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This is my back yard. Nothing like creek life on the Antietam. Great fish .. great times.. an the occasional artifact 👍🏽
I used to volunteer there at the bridge. Photos and maps don’t reveal how formidable that hill on the west side is. Many people said to me when they saw it for the first time, “Now I get it.”
Another rock solid video. You provide historical facts while giving a human perspective.
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Really great video
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Great Video! Love History!
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Very cool! Great video
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Amazing video. Videos like this bring this history into life, to think I’ve only heard of this bridge through books and documentaries now for the first time I can see the actual bridge and surrounding areas. Awesome. So grateful for this video.
Happy to hear you were able to see it. It’s such a beautiful sight.
Outstanding video, as always! Thanks for the hard work in creating these, it’s greatly appreciated.
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Loved the video, sir💗🙂👍 My compliments to an excellent and concise presentation
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Nice job in this video. Thanks.
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Great video and really gives the viewer a better look into just how daunting of a task the Union soldiers had taking that bridge and eventually the high ground overlooking at it. The Confederates definitely had the advantage. Really enjoying the content
Nothing better than seeing the battlefield for yourself and how the terrain really plays a part in the tactics. Definitely a daunting task advancing in the shadows of those heights under fire.
The stone in the bridge was quarried out of that large hill so the confederate not only had the heights, they had pits to fire from in those heights. The pits are overgrown but still there.
Always cool to know about the history of bridges. It are the bridges that are always difficult to hold and to conquer in wars. Very nicely told
Thanks for watching man.
This bridge and many more like it up and down over Antietam Creek were built in the early 1800s for farmers to get their crops to the National Road for shipment elsewhere. Many of the other bridges, like the Upper Bridge, are still standing and still handle traffic. You can drive over the Upper Bridge today.
Look at that sharp curve in the creek south of the bridge at 9:50. Union forces crossed near that and were coming up behind the confederate forces at the bridge. Being low on ammo and being flanked on the side and in their rear, the confederates pulled back.
Jones’s men killed Kingsbury that day. Jones never got over it and died of heart disease only a few months later. They were brothers in law.
Damn!!! That's tragic, Mr. Brooks😕 Sad to know that. I'm guessing one's wife was the sister of the other??
Lost a monster brown trout there
In the spring hundreds of chimney swift birds nest in mud nests they plaster to the underside of the bridge, in the arches.
One of the few places I've actually sensed something..
❤ RIP
Toombs, that politicians from Ga. I think he went home after this battle.
Tombs Georgians fought bravely however I would not want to be a federal funnelled onto that bridge tasked with trying to take it.